Niue national soccer team
The Niue national soccer team is the national soccer team of Niue, an associated state of New Zealand.
| Association | Niue Football Association | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | OFC (Affiliate until 2021) | ||
| Most caps | Bradley Punu Brandy Falepeau Colin Ikinepule Deve Talagi Foli Ikitule Lamosa Sionetuato Lefulefu Hipa Lopesi Sehina Speedo Hetutu Tea Konelio Tahafa Talagi (2) | ||
| Home stadium | Paliati Grounds | ||
| FIFA code | NIU | ||
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| First international | |||
| Tahiti 14–0 Niue (Apia, Western Samoa; 20 August 1983)[1] | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| None | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Niue 0–19 Papua New Guinea (Apia, Western Samoa; 22 August 1983) | |||
| Pacific Games | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1983) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (1983) | ||
History
The team played its only international games at the 1983 South Pacific Games. A 0–14 loss to Tahiti was followed by a 0–19 loss to Papua New Guinea.
The Niue Island Soccer Association was an associate member of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) until its membership was revoked in 2021 due to inactivity.[2] Because it was not a FIFA member, the team was already ineligible to enter the World Cup even when it was still an OFC member.[3]
The first official 11 v 11 match in several years was announced for November 2023. The match will be a representative team of the south vs the north of Niue.[4]
All International Results
Niue score is shown first in each case.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Niue scorers | Att. | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 August 1983 | Apia (N) | Tahiti | 0–14 | 1983 South Pacific Games | — | [5][6][7] | |
| 2 | 22 August 1983 | Apia (N) | Papua New Guinea | 0–19 | 1983 South Pacific Games | — | [5][6][7] |
Record by opponent
Up to matches played on 22 August 1983.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | WPCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 0.00 |
| Tahiti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 0.00 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | −33 | 0.00 |
Players
References
- "Elo Ratings: Niue". Elo Ratings. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- "Niue removed as associate member of Oceania Football". Radio NZ International. 6 March 2021.
- "OFC Statutes, Article 10, Section 2b" (PDF). OFC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
- Magaoa, Sariah. "Vaiea champions Open Mens & Womens Futsal Tournament 2023 third year in a row". TV Niue. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- "World Football Elo Ratings: Niue". www.eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- Courtney, Barrie (26 April 2002). "Niue - List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- Cruickshank, Mark; Morrison, Neil; Veroeveren, Pieter (17 October 2016). "South Pacific Games 1983 (Western Samoa)". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 December 2019.